Chipotle olive oil crackers and roasted red pepper hummus

Delicious spicy chipotle olive oil crackers and roasted red pepper hummus a great appetizer for any occasion.

When we went to bed Sunday night, there was heavy thunderstorm; rain didn’t stop until Monday afternoon. Now forecasters are telling about another round of thunderstorms possible on Tuesday morning. As result there was no school for daughter and office for hubby. Since they are at home I decide to make this chipotle olive oil crackers and roasted red pepper humus. Only work is to make chipotle olive oil crackers; the roasted red pepper hummus is very easy, just mix everything in blender or food processor.

What is Hummus? 

Hummus is a Levantine and Egyptian food dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas or other beans, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. Today, it is popular throughout the Middle East (including Turkey), North Africa (including Morocco), and in Middle Eastern cuisine around the globe.

The earliest record of dish similar to hummus was from Cairo in the 13th century. However the recipe uses vinegar and no lemon or garlic. Syrian Medieval cookbook Kitāb al-Wusla ilā l-habīb (also 13th century) has pureed chickpeas and lemons. Thus earlier version of hummus didn’t use any tahini. Modern day hummus is called  ḥummuṣ bi ṭaḥīna and comes from 18th century Damascus, in what is now Syria.

Why hummus became important food in arid, rugged climates may be because it has enough protein and fiber to keep our bodies healthy for long periods of time. Also, this relatively simple food is amazingly rich in minerals and vitamins. Traditionally, hummus is served on a large plate, usually drizzled with olive oil and herbs and accompanied by fresh pita, tomato, onion, cucumber salad and maybe some falafel.

Hummus is not only for pita bread, you can try it smeared onto sandwich, baked on fish, or made into a flavorful dip to enjoy vegetables, chips or pretzels. You can substitute this as a dip or spread just about anywhere. Remember, it even goes well with meat. That is why I made these Chipotle olive oil crackers to go with red pepper hummus.
I usually make humus at home from scratch using canned chickpeas, garlic cloves, lemon juice and salt along with olive oil. When you get a chance to make hummus without any hassle how can you say no. Yes Bush beans are introducing a new product called is humus made easy , what you need is that just buy that and mix it with BUSH’S ® Garbanzo beans/ chick peas, if you are going for traditional hummus; or with roasted red pepper hummus. If you want to make spicy black bean hummus then just add bush’s cooked black beans and then jalapeno pepper. You will be able to get it in your local Wal-Mart.

Next time when you shop for canned beans, just grab this hummus made easy of your favorite flavors, you can make tasty hummus at home. Even my kids approved it.

I think homemade crackers are best because of lack of preservatives and also know what is going into it. I used simple olive oil cracker recipe from Ottolenghi’s cook book and made it slightly exotic by adding, spicy chipotle pepper, black sesame seeds, poppy seed and toasted hemp seeds. This is very delicious, and hard to stop with one cracker. I made it spicy; if you can’t handle the spice, reduce the amount of chipotle pepper. Make sure to make dough 1 hour ahead of baking and refrigerate to develop gluten. Then cut it into your favorite shape and bake it. Crispy spicy cracker is ready.

Once you done baking with crackers go ahead and make the red pepper hummus. I didn’t add any extra oil; if you want you can do that. I think they are so delicious you don’t need any add on. Trust me marriage between spicy crackers and sweet red pepper humus is a match made in heaven. Give it a try you will love it. Here comes the recipe for both spicy crackers and red pepper hummus.

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If you like this cracker recipe try these too 

Sourdough Cheddar crackers
Homemade soda crackers
Spicy mini cream crackers

For making Chipotle crackers you need to take

First flour, baking soda, salt

Then add chipotle pepper, black pepper, black sesame seeds, poppy seeds and hemp seeds. Add olive oil and water to make a dough 

Rest the dough for about 1 hour 

Spread it into rectangle and cut them using cookie cutter 

Place it in a cookie sheet and bake at 425 F  for 7 minutes 

For making hummus you need chickpeas, hummus made easy, roasted red bell pepper.

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5 from 5 votes

Chipotle olive oil crackers and roasted red pepper hummus

Delicious spicy chipotle olive oil crackers with red pepper hummus. A perfect appetizer which is match made heaven.

Prep Time1 hour hr

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Appetizers, crackers

Servings: 50 -60 crackers, 6 serving of red pepper hummus

Calories: 18kcal

Ingredients

For crackers

• 2 cups 250g All purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup + 1 tablespoon water
• 6 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon chipotle chili pepper
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
• ½ tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 tablespoon toasted hemp seeds

For red pepper hummus

• 1 can BUSH’S ® Garbanzo beans /chickpeas drained and rinsed
• 1 packet BUSH’S® roasted red pepper humus made easy
• 1 tablespoon of roasted red bell peppers

Instructions

For cracker

• In a medium bowl, add flour, salt, baking powder,
• chipotle pepper, black pepper, black sesame seeds, poppy seeds and hemp seeds.
• Then add olive oil
• and water and form to a smooth dough.
• Refrigerate the dough for about 1 hour
• When you are ready to make the crackers pre-heat the oven 425F
• Spread the dough into ¼ inch thickness sheet.
• Cut it into favorite shape I used 2 inch flower cutter to make flowers.make sure to poke with fork before you bake the crackers . This will prevent puffing up in the oven.
• And place it in cookie sheet slight brushed with olive oil.
• Bake the crackers for about 7 minutes or until it becomes golden brown color.
• Enjoy as much you want.

For humus

• Add contents of BUSH’s Roasted red pepper hummus made easy pouch and 1 tablespoon of roasted red bell peppers and blend desired consistency.
• Then drain and rinse beans and add to food processor/blender
• While serving top with some roasted red bell peppers.

Notes

Cracker recipe is adapted from Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

Nutrition

Calories: 18kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg

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Swathi

This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread.  All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.